Economic aspects of qualitative parameters of the educational program in higher education

In the current economic conditions one of the key parameters of competitiveness of higher education is the quality of educational services determined by the system parameters, including demand for graduates on the labor market, the availability and scope of applied skills of the recipient of the educational service. University management should be focused on the development of new tools for accessing competitiveness of educational services, including identification of the key parameters of the cost of paid educational services. In this article it is expected to study the basic, fundamental elements of quality of education system in higher education. First and foremost, the approach to calculating the cost of the educational program that is more comprehensive, unlike educational services, which, in turn, acts as a “product” from an economic point of view, and as a “process” - from the point of view of its social function. The article also attempts to assess the quality of the educational program, subject to the established University cost, and indicators of the evaluation of educational services on the part of employers and the academic community.